Customers rarely stop paying overnight. The warning signs usually appear months earlier: in how they pay, how they communicate and what’s shifting behind the scenes. With payment times blowing out and the ATO chasing debt hard, use our checklist to spot the signs and act before other creditors get ahead of you.

A new store takes more than a signed lease. The commercial deal, lease terms and store design all need to work together if a brand is going to open on time and build a network that performs. This practical 60-minute webcast is built for the people responsible for growing, managing and protecting a retail store network, including property, leasing and portfolio managers, retail brand leaders, and GC's and in-house legal teams.

When a crisis hits, the first 24 hours set the course for everything that follows. Work through this checklist with your crisis management team, legal and risk leads.

December 2026 closes out the first tranche of Privacy Act reform, and the second is already on the table. If your organisation uses automated tools to make decisions about people, collects children's data or relies on bundled consents, now is the time to act.

The Federal Government has released an exposure draft of the Competition and Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026, which proposes to ban non-compete clauses for lower-paid employees and outlaw 'no-poach' and 'wage-fixing' agreements between businesses. Pitched as a reform to boost wages, job mobility and productivity, the proposed reforms – if passed – would change how businesses can protect themselves in 2027. 

AI is already inside your legal function; the question is whether anything’s governing it. Most In-House teams didn’t roll out AI on purpose. It arrived through browser extensions, features switched on by default, and staff experimenting on their own initiative. That's not a compliance gap you can close with a memo, it's a maturity problem, and most teams are further behind than they think. This practical 60-minute webcast is built for the people accountable for legal, risk, and governance outcomes who need to understand how to build governance that keeps pace with the tools your people are already using.

Victoria’s new WFH laws are the clearest sign that workplace flexibility is shifting from cultural expectation to legal infrastructure. Victoria is first but likely won’t be the last State to legislate it. There may also be a national push if Victoria is seen to be a success. This practical 60-minute webcast is for HR, People + Culture, Operations leaders and In-House legal teams who need to understand what’s changing, what’s required and how to get their business in order.

Growth creates opportunity, but it also creates legal risk. For businesses operating without an in-house legal team, the challenge is knowing what to handle yourself and what needs expert support. This series highlights common pitfalls, simple steps to reduce risk, and when it is better (and ultimately cheaper) to call a lawyer rather than doing things yourself.

A practical resource for founders, CEOs and leadership teams navigating the next stage of growth. Designed to be dipped into when you need practical ideas, sharper questions and lessons learned from people who understand what it takes to scale well.

Scrutiny of Boards has never been greater, all while navigating emerging risks and regulatory changes, maintaining a disciplined meeting cycle and staying on top of compliance. As the pressure on directors grows, so does the ask of the legal function sitting alongside them. So, what does it take to be a great legal partner to the Board?

Australia’s insolvency landscape may have reached a turning point, with ASIC data indicating that new corporate insolvency appointments have started to decline, after reaching a peak for the millennium in 2024-25. Here, Disputes + Litigation Lawyer, Hayley Warren, unpacks what the latest figures mean for businesses, directors and creditors.

Law Squared’s Workplace Essentials Hub provides policy templates, checklists and guides to help HR leaders build safer, more compliant workplaces.

The collapse of Bluesfest is a stark reminder that financial distress can move quickly from pressure to permanence. Here, Disputes & Litigation lawyer, Sarah Cooney explains the key differences between administration and liquidation, and what businesses can do early to better manage financial risk, protect their position and respond before options narrow.